Whatever your spelling for the holiday -- Chanukah is a celebration of religious freedom and rededication to principles.
Traditionally, the "Menorah" sits in a front window, emphasizing the importance of religious freedom to everyone who passes by the home.
Jewish holidays begin at Sunset -- but actually 20 plus minutes before so one may enjoy every minute! So in the photo above, you can see the grandchildren of several ages lighting the candles JUST BEFORE dark.
Traditional foods include potato pancakes and jelly donuts. Recipe links.
Here's the glowing light reflected in the windows after dark. This is my favorite image -- love (5 comments)
Now the end of Hanukah approaches. One more night to go ...
Songs keep the joy present for us all the time. Here is a song about EIGHT CANDLES sung in LADINO - not Yiddish.
Ladino - also known as Judesmo - combines Hebrew, Medieval Spanish and Arabic words just as German combined with Hebrew to form Yiddish*. Ladino was the international language for the Jews who lived in what was known as the Sephardic Community found throughout Spain, Portugal, the Balkan Region, the Middle East and North Africa. They (14 comments)
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